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Orphan & Orphanage Records
Orphan Home School Building from Across the Lake in Ohio 1906
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Southern Tier Orphans' Home, Elmira
This institution was established in 1864, and
incorporated, under the
general law, February 14, 1868. Its location is on the
corner of Fulton and Franklin streets, in the city of
Elmira.
The building in use is a wooden structure, formerly a
private residence.
It has recently been repaired, and an addition was made to
it the past year. It will accommodate thirty inmates. The
premises comprise nearly two acres of excellent land. The
house is surrounded by well kept yards, laid out with walks,
and planted with trees and shrubbery.
The institution was founded by and through the efforts
of the ladies of
Elmira, and from its establishment, ahs received the earnest
support of the citizens of the city. It has been sustained
mainly by private donations, but has also received moderate
aid from the State. Its property, real and personal, is
valued at $10,000. It has also a cash balance of $2,054.93,
and $2,000 invested, but is indebted upon the real estate
$600. The receipts for the past year were $8,593.39; and
the expenditures amounted to $6,538.46. Included in the
receipts were $3,434.34 donations; and, embraced in the
expenditures were $2,660.84 for support, and $2,000 for
investment.
The institution is under the immediate charge of a
superintendent,
assisted by his wife as matron. Children of both sexes are
admitted. They are received at any age from infancy to
twelve years, properly educated, and religiously instructed,
and discharged by adoption into families, whenever good
situations offer.
The records show that one hundred and eighty-six
children have been
admitted to the institution since its opening. The number
supported the past year was eighty-eight, and twenty-three
were remaining October 1st.
The institution was visited June 24th, 1864, and August
15th, 1869. It
is controlled by earnest, faithful officers, warmly devoted
to the welfare of the inmates, and it is believed that its
benefactions are worthily bestowed.
*source:
Board of State Commissioners of Public Charities of the
State of
New York, 1870; Argus Company, Printers, Albany, p. 110
*transcribed & submitted by Linda Conpenelis Schmidt, 7 July
2007.
. Published on Olive Tree Genealogy with permission
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